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4/19/07Rowing
St. Mary's plays host to Orchard Lake crew regatta
The West Bloomfield Eccentric
ORCHARD LAKE — Orchard Lake St. Mary's crew team will play host to the crew squad from Cleveland St. Ignatius this Saturday.The regatta will be the first in 22 years held on Orchard Lake.
The regatta starts at 8 a.m. and will kick off a full weekend of events culminating in St. Mary's annual Spring Open House on Sunday.
"We invite everyone to join us that day," said head crew coach John Ray."For those who have never experienced the fun and excitement of a regatta, this is a good time to do so and to help cheer on the home team."
The regatta will begin at the LeBlanc Boat House on the St. Mary's campus, and is expected to conclude by 1 p.m.
The St. Mary's crew team is among the traditional powers in the midwest.The Eaglets have won the Hebda Cup, symbolic of the state rowing championship, 12 times, the Wyandotte Regatta 12 times, and the Midwest Scholastic Championship on six occasions.
St. Mary's Spring Open House begins with Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Shrine Chapel of Our Lady of Orchard Lake. Tours will follow. Kevin Kosco, Dean of Admissions, requests that all interested families and prospective students sign in at the Adam Cardinal Maida Library on the south end of the Orchard Lake Schools Campus to be placed with a tour guide. For more information call Kosco at (248) 683-0532.
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